Closest beer to Heady Topper

HT is unique, and I haven't had another DIPA that was quite the same, and I've had some really good ones too. Alchemist just hit the right combo and balance, and they're consistent as hell. I think Lagunitas Sucks to be very similar to Pliny, and I can't wait till it's round again.

 

Society and Solitude #4

 

Divorce?

 

Drinking a fresh Lawsons Chinooker'd IPA that I picked up this weekend. I think this is the closest thing I have had to Heady. I had Heady and Double Sunshine this weekend and the Chinooker'd is as close as it gets.

 

I think Hop Stoopid is pretty reminiscent, and not to mention affordable and available.

 

An imperial version of Finestkind? Maaaaaybe?

I read something interesting recently about the yeast they use in Heady, and it sounds like they spent years dialing in exactly what they wanted out of the yeast before we got to the Heady that we have today.

Sidenote, I love Big A but if Smutty released an "imperial Finestkind" I think I'd love them forever.

 

I really think that Ithaca Flower power has a very similar flavor profile, just not quite as thick/strong.

 

The only IPA I've had that remotely reminds me of Heady is Abrasive.

 

Hill Farmstead Double Citra.

Also if you can get Lawson's Double Sunshine.

 

Abner and HT are my favorite DIPAs, though I really don't find them to be nearly identical. Sure, there are some similarities, but definitely different beasts.

All I can say is good luck in finding a viable heady substitute!

 

You mean I've been checking this site for your beer reviews every day for the last two years for nothing? Dammit.

 

Resin was not very good IMO, and not like HT at all.

 

Abrasive - but that's no easier to find than HT unless you live in MN.

 

I'm just gonna call it. I've had a lot of hoppy beers (not as many as most of you probably, but still) and Heady is pretty unique.

 

I would agree on the Simcoe.

 

Sixpoint's Resin

 

IMHO... Nothing comes close to the trinity of Heady Topper, Lawson's Double Sunshine, and several offerings from Hill Farmstead. (Considering moving to Northern VT because of that...) However, those are about as easy to obtain as hen's teeth, at least in upstate NY. In a pinch, I agree with Beercup, in that Ithaca Flower Power has a similar hop profile. Also found Cigar City's Jai Alai IPA (Tampa, FL) while on vacation and that has a similar hop profile. Similar, but not the same.